Forest township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,183 ( 50 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.2 square miles
Population density: 36.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,119	94.59%	6.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	7	0.59%	250.0%
Asian:	6	0.51%	25.0%
2+ races:	14	1.18%	180.0%
Hispanic:	37	3.13%	105.6%

Total non-White:	64	5.41%	60.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-74	-7.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	24	2.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,233
1,193	96.76%
7	0.57%
2	0.16%
8	0.65%
5	0.41%
18	1.46%
40	3.24%

2000
1,152
1,112	96.53%
0	0.00%
5	0.43%
0	0.00%
3	0.26%
32	2.78%
40	3.47%

1990
872
870	99.77%
2	0.23%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.23%

1980
848
846	99.76%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.24%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.24%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

81	7.0
0	0.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

242	27.8
38	4.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

24	2.8
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Forest township, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.1
281	23.8%
902	76.2%
191	16.1%

420
2.82

340	81.0%
328	96.5%
5	1.5%
80	19.0%

2010
Number	Percent
44.4
313	25.4%
920	74.6%
154	12.5%

452
2.73

376	83.2%
343	91.2%
7	1.9%
76	16.8%

2000
Number	Percent
37.7
331	28.7%
821	71.3%
88	7.6%

387
2.98

316	81.7%
286	90.5%
2	0.6%
71	18.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
255	29.2%
617	70.8%
73	8.4%

300
2.91

257	85.7%
231	89.9%
8	3.1%
43	14.3%

1980
Number	Percent
25.7
311	36.7%
537	63.3%
61	7.2%

252
3.37

226	89.7%
219	96.9%
5	2.2%
26	10.3%

2022 Housing Data for Forest township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	11	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	1.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	0.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	21	5.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	20	4.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	60	14.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	39	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	26	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	98	23.3%
$200,000 or more	88	21.0%

Median Household Income	126,250
Per Capita Income	54,706

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	1.4%
Public Assistance	11	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14	3.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	581	77.4%
Unemployed	28	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	609	81.1%
Not in Labor Force	142	18.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	200	161	55.4%
Non-Profit	23	43	34.8%
Self-Employed	78	37	67.8%

Local Government	17	45	27.4%
State Government	6	4	60.0%
Federal Government	0	8	0.0%

Total Private + Self	278	198	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	46	100	31.5%
Total	324	298	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	175	27.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	113	18.0%
Professional, Technical	143	22.7%
Service Occupations	58	9.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	19	3.0%
All others	140	22.3%

White Collar		68.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	120	19.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	68	10.8%
Construction	59	9.4%
Manufacturing	51	8.1%
Educational services	49	7.8%
Retail trade	48	7.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	46	7.3%
Public administration	39	6.2%
Finance and insurance	33	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	29	4.6%
Other services	22	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	3.3%
Accommodation and food services	20	3.2%
Wholesale trade	13	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	1.4%
Utilities	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	35	2.96%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2	0.17%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	6	0.51%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,079	97.4%
Spanish	24	2.2%
German, other Germanic	3	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	485	41.0%
Czech	149	12.6%
Norwegian	144	12.2%
Irish	93	7.9%
Swedish	93	7.9%
French	73	6.2%
Dutch	40	3.4%
English	36	3.0%
Czechoslovakian	31	2.6%
Danish	30	2.5%
American	20	1.7%
Scottish	18	1.5%
Italian	15	1.3%
Polish	14	1.2%
Austrian	12	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,179	99.7%
Not a citizen	4	0.3%

Native	1,159	98.0%
Foreign-born	24	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.2%	6	0.7%	192	22.9%	276	32.9%	240	28.6%	123	14.7%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.2%
9-12 Years	6	0.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	192	22.9%
Some College	276	32.9%
Bach. Degree	240	28.6%
Grad Degree	123	14.7%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +25	D +71	D + 13.6%
D +96
2020 vs. 2012	R +100	R +88	R + 7.7%
D +12
2020 vs. 2008	R +125	R +73	R + 3.8%
D +52

2016 vs. 2008	R +100	R +144	R + 17.4%
D -44
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	97%	Donald Trump* (R)	553	61.7%	Joe Biden (D)	324	36.2%	19	2.1%	896	16	15	0.03%
2016	88%	Donald Trump (R)	528	65.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	228	28.2%	53	6.6%	809	20	19	0.03%
2012	85%	Mitt Romney (R)	453	58.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	312	40.1%	14	1.8%	779	13	11	0.03%
2008	80%	John McCain (R)	428	59.6%	Barack Obama (D)	272	37.9%	18	2.5%	718	16	14	0.02%
2004	84%	George W. Bush* (R)	405	56.2%	John Kerry (D)	306	42.5%	9	1.2%	720	9	6	0.03%
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	317	54.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	232	39.7%	35	6.0%	584	9	6	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Forest township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

324

36.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

553

61.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

896

Turnout: 97%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Forest township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

228

28.2%

Donald Trump (R)

528

65.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.6%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

809

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Forest township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

312

40.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

453

58.2%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

779

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Forest township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

272

37.9%

John McCain (R)

428

59.6%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

718

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Forest township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

405

56.2%

John Kerry (D)

306

42.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

720

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Forest township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

317

54.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

232

39.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

584

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forest township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	81%	Scott Jensen (R)	449	60.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	272	36.5%	25 [+]	3.4%	746	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 9 (1.2%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 8 (1.1%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (0.7%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.4%);
2020	S2	96%	Jason Lewis (R)	512	57.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	320	36.1%	54 [+]	6.1%	886	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 37 (4.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 17 (1.9%);
2018	S2	75%	Karin Housley (R)	404	58.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	259	37.6%	25 [+]	3.6%	688	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 19 (2.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 6 (0.9%);
2018	S1	75%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	336	48.7%	Jim Newberger (R)	335	48.6%	19 [+]	2.8%	690	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (1.6%); Paula Overby (Green) 8 (1.2%);
2018	G	75%	Jeff Johnson (R)	404	58.6%	Tim Walz (DFL)	261	37.8%	25 [+]	3.6%	690	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 16 (2.3%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 9 (1.3%);
2014	S2	57%	Mike McFadden (R)	291	55.6%	Al Franken* (DFL)	218	41.7%	14 [+]	2.7%	523	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 10 (1.9%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 4 (0.8%);
2014	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	298	57.0%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	200	38.2%	25 [+]	4.8%	523	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 15 (2.9%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 6 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.8%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	582
Median Value	$397,900

Occupied	420	72.2%
Vacant	162	27.8%

Owned	400	95.2%
Rented	20	4.8%
Median Rent	$1,018

Single-Family Units	572	98.3%
Detached	572	98.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	5	0.9%

Forest township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Forest township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Forest township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Forest township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Forest township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Forest township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Forest township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forest township, MN